KJV: O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.
YLT: Forsake cities, and dwell in a rock, Ye inhabitants of Moab, And be as a dove making a nest in the passages of a pit's mouth.
Darby: Leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks, ye inhabitants of Moab, and be like the dove, that maketh her nest in the sides of the cave's mouth.
ASV: O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the abyss.
עִזְב֤וּ | Leave |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: עָזַב Sense: to leave, loose, forsake. |
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עָרִים֙ | the cities |
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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וְשִׁכְנ֣וּ | and dwell |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: שָׁכַן Sense: to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside. |
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בַּסֶּ֔לַע | in the rock |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סֶלַע Sense: crag, cliff, rock. |
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יֹשְׁבֵ֖י | You who dwell in |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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מוֹאָ֑ב | Moab |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מֹואָב Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter. |
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וִֽהְי֣וּ | and be |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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כְיוֹנָ֔ה | like the dove |
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular Root: יׄונָה Sense: dove, pigeon. |
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תְּקַנֵּ֖ן | [which] makes her nest |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: קָנַן Sense: to make a nest. |
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בְּעֶבְרֵ֥י | in the sides |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: עֵבֶר Sense: region beyond or across, side. |
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פִי־ | of the mouth |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth. |
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פָֽחַת | of cave |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: פַּחַת Sense: pit, hole. |